A Libertarian Conservatism is the Natural Outlook of Transhumanism

It is my belief that a libertarian form of conservatism should be the natural outlook of a transhumanist. Why?

Libertarianism because physical and mental modification through the choices of the individual requires a libertarian society.

Conservatism because transhumanism is dependent upon the continuation of scientific progress, which itself is dependent upon the survival of a relatively stable civilization.

I will be expanding upon these ideas in the coming weeks. It’s also necessary for me to defend again the title of this blog – alt-transhumanism. Since I chose the title last year, the loose, amorphous online movement termed ‘the alt-right’ has been thrust into the media spotlight with the election of Donald Trump. That movement has also, rightly or wrongly, been given a lot of negative attention, particularly with its alleged association with some ‘extreme’ right wing groups and thinkers. Although I have myself taken part in the wider ‘manosphere’ over the last decade, my thinking at the time of choosing the ‘alt-transhumanism’ label was simply that the current transhumanist community is far too biased towards the left, and this has never made much sense to me for the brief reasons outlined above. I may choose a different title at some point, but for now, why I try to be more active here and attract my first readers, I’ll stick with it.